![]() “There wouldn’t be any BIG without me and there wouldn’t be any BIG without all the BIGsters. “The truth is that collaboration is about collective effort and it’s also about individual contribution – so both are actually true,” he says. While Ingels rejects the media’s portrayal of him as the lone genius, he’s also not afraid to emphasise his own role in BIG’s success. We’ve developed a culture through friendship and collaboration that’s very strong.” “Of the partners at BIG, about half were interns in the early days of the company, so we’ve been together for a ridiculously long time. “Of course I founded the company and I’m the creative leader, but I’ve never kept it a secret that I work with great, gifted people,” says Ingels, once we’re back in the car. ![]() Nørkjær and Ingels were in charge of the Tirpitz Museum, with another partner, Brian Yang, leading the project, and like all of BIG’s work, it’s the result of a design process that sees all members of the team, even interns, expected to contribute. Every project is the result of a team of people, or ‘BIGsters’, as he calls them. This moment also illustrates a fact that the media often ignores. It’s a packed, exciting life for one of the world’s most famous architects, but I get the feeling that this moment sums up what makes it worthwhile for him – running around with his friend and colleague, seeing one of their creations come to life. Tomorrow, he will help launch the BIG-designed Tirpitz Museum with the Crown Prince of Denmark. The atmosphere is electric.Įarlier that day, Ingels flew into Billund in a helicopter to check on the Lego House and have dinner with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, the third generation owner of the Lego Group. “Look at this!” he shouts, passing it around. Someone has sent Ingels a drone photo of the museum from above. ![]() Ingels and Nørkjær run ahead, shouting excitedly, taking pictures with their phones. Nørkjær takes a remote control from his pocket, and all of a sudden the museum lights up and everyone gasps. We get out of the car and run towards a large building in the pouring rain. Nørkjær phoned earlier that evening, excited about showing Ingels the newly completed Tirpitz Museum before its official opening the next day. Ingels gets out and embraces the other man, who turns out to be Finn Nørkjær, one of 12 partners at BIG. It’s completely deserted, apart from one other car. ![]() Heavy rain lashes against the windscreen. It’s almost midnight, and the Danish countryside can’t be seen in the pitch black outside. ![]()
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